Papers based on the independent research of the graduate student who is presenting the work are eligible for the Best Student Paper Award. The abstract must be identified as a student paper at the time of submission. The award is made based on the quality of the written abstract and the oral or poster presentation. The awards will be presented at the next year's Device Research Conference.
Best Paper: Zane Jamal-Eddine, The Ohio State University
(Advisor: Siddharth Rajan)
Tunnel Junction-Enabled High-Efficiency Multi-Active Region III-Nitride Light Emitting Diodes
Best Poster: Keren Stern, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology
(Advisor: Eilam Yalon)
Sub-Nanosecond Partial Reset for Analog Phase Change Neuromorphic Devices
Best Poster: James Doherty, Duke University
(Advisor: Aaron Franklin)
Capping Layers to Improve the Electrical Stress Stability of MoS2 Transistors
2019
Best Paper: Yoni Mehlman, Princeton University
(Advisors: James C. Sturm, Naveen Verma and Sigurd Wagner)
Best Poster: Kevin Lee, Cornell University
(Advisors: Debdeep Jena and Huili (Grace) Xing)
2018
Best Paper: Michael Hoffmann, NaMLab gGmbH
(Advisor: Thomas Mikolajick)
Best Poster: Stephanie Bohaichuk, Stanford University
(Advisor: Eric Pop)
2017
Best Paper: Shyam Bharadwaj, Cornell University
(Advisors: Debdeep Jena and Huili (Grace) Xing)
Best Poster: Zhihui Cheng, Duke University
(Advisor: Aaron Franklin)
2016
Best Paper: Hema Movva, The University of Texas at Austin
(Advisors: Sanjay Banerjee and Emanuel Tutuc)
Best Posters: Isha Datye and Alexander Gabourie, Stanford University
(Advisor: Eric Pop)
2015
Best Paper: Heng Wu, Purdue University
(Advisor: Peide Ye)
Best Poster: Hema Movva, The University of Texas at Austin
(Advisor: Sanjay Banerjee)
2014
Best Paper: Cezar Zota, Lund University
(Advisor: Erik Lind)
Best Poster: Quentin Smets, imec
(Advisor: Marc Heyns)
2013
Best Paper: Hari Nair, The University of Texas at Austin
(Advisor: Seth Bank)
Best Poster: Thomas Frost, University of Michigan
(Advisor: Pallab Bhatacharya)